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Idol

By BananaGuyBob and geryon-games

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall4003.7835
Fun5763.5335
Innovation6043.5036
Theme9933.4335
Graphics4523.9436
Audio1803.9234
Humor3.003
Mood2083.9735

Comments

hydrasil 2020-10-05 10:40

DUDU-DU-DUU The controls are maybe a bit too slippery, but other than that, a really well done entry!

Art is really cute and well done, the music is relaxing and the puzzles are well done. The back-and-forth interaction is cool and the small bits of text are well thought out to steer mechanics :)

Who doesn't love some dramatic organ pipes!

beavergames 2020-10-05 11:51

The controls are slippery and not snappy enough. The music, the puzzles, and the ending are really good. Easily the best game I've played in this jam.

sininenblue 2020-10-05 15:03

I have the same issue of the controls being to slippery, everything else, especially the art though is great

scottgoldsmith 2020-10-05 18:31

Great game. Love the concept. Very unique and fun little puzzles. Very well done!

thebooksnail 2020-10-05 18:51

I got the idol! oh wait... I liked the mechanics, had a little trouble playing boxes at first until I got used to it. I really liked the little details.

ondy1985 2020-10-05 18:56

Great game, i got stuck however in this room and wasn't able to continue... placed the box was placed on the tile that was supposed to open the portal, but nothing happened :-( But i guess it's not a bug if everyone else was able to finish it. I am just stupid :-(

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geryon-games 2020-10-05 19:09

@ondy1985 try grabbing the box from the past, you should get unstuck :).

ondy1985 2020-10-05 19:28

@geryon-games Oh, I didn't think you can take things with you through the clocks! Nice!

asue 2020-10-05 20:17

The concept, the music, the animations, the art, everything is really well done and goes well together. It has been a pleasure to go through the different levels. Good job!

coding4rtist 2020-10-05 21:31

Pretty good game, the music is very pleasant and relaxing.

pee-thief 2020-10-05 23:50

woah, great job!

jenny-bourke 2020-10-06 00:58

This is so pretty and fun to explore, love it!!

int 2020-10-06 08:24

+: Great music; Great ending -: Had to look into the comments to figure out the last level, was about to give up. The controls, moving in a grid would fit better here. Great job!

thewustache 2020-10-06 15:47

I like it! The gameplay reminds me a little of *The Silent Age* :) Especially the transitions and text feel really polished. This could totally become a full game with a few more levels.

Also, that's a *dark* ending, bold stuff :D

adil 2020-10-06 17:19

Art is so good, very relaxing for eyes to play your game) Love mechanics and puzzles at all. Hope you will release this game in the future!

garys 2020-10-06 17:52

Shame it was so short! It's a nice mechanic but would have liked a few more puzzles. I played it through twice - on the second occasion I had the 'past' and 'future' sound effects from Sonic CD in my head every time I touched a clock. ;) The music was excellent and the death animation cracked me up!

stefan-b 2020-10-06 19:31

bit sloppy controls, but otherwise great idea!

chocolat-endive 2020-10-06 19:35

Love the indiana jones vibe. Overall, it's a solid entry, nice graphics, nice music, a real ending. Everything seems polished.

The puzzles are really well done.

The sound didn't work on firefox, but worked on chrome, I don't know why.

kp-gamedev 2020-10-06 19:36

Pretty sweet. Love the music and the puzzle types. Not super innovative but good for a jam. Please checkout my game if you can, it was my first gamejam

zessirb 2020-10-06 19:43

Wow, it turned out so dramatic, the music and then that ending! (is there another one? I tried using the minimum amount of clock but still the same)

I really liked the music coming in after the first door sound effect, it felt intense Like others said, the controls felt a bit slippery (and I wish I had a key to run faster), and locking player movement when using the clock could avoid being transported again when arriving. You can also put crate outside the levels

That was some really great sense of drama. I would like to see what you guys can do on a horror game

harusame 2020-10-06 19:47

Nice match. Okay for the death animation, I enjoyed it a lot. I was stuck for 3 minutes like @ondy1985, I hadn't thought of the mechanics of carrying the body in the past.

hexa3 2020-10-06 20:18

Very nice entry! Liked the music too.

esphoros 2020-10-06 21:06

This game is very enjoyable. First off, the graphics are awesome, and the music not only suits the atmosphere brilliantly, but I listened to it after playing the game, because it was so calming. This is very relaxing to play, I really like the time loop aspect of it, and I like reading all the signs and descriptions of objects (I'll have to play again to find out what the sign behind the idol said.) Righteous game, anyhow

EDIT: Forgot to mention the controls, they were a bit slippery, as other people have mentioned, but I was relaxed enough while playing, that it didn't really affect me. I like the general ominous feel of the game before the end, as well

geryon-games 2020-10-06 22:30

@asue @coding4rtist @pee-thief @jenny-bourke @int @thewustache @garys @stefan-b @chocolat-endive @kp-gamedev @harusame @hexa3 I'm so glad you liked it! @adil Maybe we will :) @zessirb Unfortunately there is currently only one ending. @esphoros I'm delighted that you liked the music, I haven't composed very much, but I'm proud of this one!

Also, yeah the controls are a bit off, I'll have to keep that in mind for the next time.

suchista 2020-10-06 23:13

**I love this one!** It has an ***awesome mood***, bacause of amazing music, great art and a nice little atmospheric story :) One little weak point is the lack of serious puzzles, but a nice and easy walk through the game was very pleasing because of all the other factors (the core idea itself is cool, I was thinking about something similar, but good execution of this concept isn't so easy). *One of my favorites so far.*

If you want some ***technical feedback***, I found three bugs:

- After walking into the clock and hitting space, the text appears after the player travels through timespace.

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- When you put the box on the floor near the wall, you can sometimes walk off the map (but can't go back, haha).

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- I don't know what happened, but the clock to the future disappeared (I could still interact with it, just the image wasn't there).

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geryon-games 2020-10-06 23:38

@suchista Thank you for the great feedback, I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for pointing out those bugs, I didn't know about some of them.

nicardo 2020-10-07 04:25

wonderfull idea, loved the concept. :thumbsup_tone1:

fadrikalexander 2020-10-09 08:25

The controls can be a bit tighter, but the game is great and the concept is solid.

After I got the idol a painting showed up and the screen froze I don't if it's a bug or I completed the game.

geryon-games 2020-10-09 13:03

@nicardo I'm glad you liked it! @fadrikalexander I'm happy you enjoyed it, also that's the ending of the game.

arad-hamidsamiee 2020-10-09 19:29

Great idea, well performed. there is a little bug when you try to move blocks, if you carry a block and stand by one of the walls and look the other way and place the block, you get stuck between the block and the wall. But I enjoyed playing it a lot.

aaronacus 2020-10-10 10:58

I like the transitions and the art, wonderfull idea!

guimoliveira 2020-10-16 15:41

I died... :cry: :cry: Very nice game!